Method: Chore.start

Defined in:
lib/chore.rb

.start(task, opts = {}) ⇒ Object

Let the server know that you’ve started a task. Options you can include are:

:do_every

Indicate that the task should run every X seconds. If this does not happen, show task status in RED.

:grace_period

Allow a grace period for the above option. If we are late but withing the grace period, show task status in YELLOW.

:finish_in

Indicate that the task should finish in X seconds. If we haven’t received a finish message by then, show the task in RED.

:expire_in

Remove the task after X seconds. This may be useful to keep the task list clean.



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# File 'lib/chore.rb', line 36

def self.start task, opts={}
  opts[:start_time] ||= Time.now().to_i
  send( [:start, task, opts] )
end